Campania

Tagliolini ai Ricci di Mare

A 'riccio' is a hedgehog in Italian. A 'riccio al mare' is a sea hedgehog or in other words a sea urchin. You'll need 50 of them to prepare the tagliolini pasta with sea urchin dish to satisfy 4 people. It is a dish which can be prepared very quickly and one with a rich, natural sauce. A word of warning, however. It is important to distinguish between the masculine and feminine sea urchins. The former are black and flat while the latter are a rounded with a reddy brown color. As we are eating the eggs of the sea urchin, it is the females we want to get hold of.

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